Desalination Plant Expansion Project Ensures Resilient, Sustainable Water Supply in Chile
BHP, the worlds largest mining company, recently celebrated the completion of the Escondida Water Supply Expansion (EWSE) project at its Minera Escondida mine in Chile.
- BHP, the worlds largest mining company, recently celebrated the completion of the Escondida Water Supply Expansion (EWSE) project at its Minera Escondida mine in Chile.
- Black & Veatch served as designer and engineer of record on the EWSE project and the original Escondida Water Supply (EWS) project , heralded as one of the largest, most complex desalination infrastructure projects in South America.
- Minera Escondida is in the Antofagasta region in northern Chile, one of the driest regions in the world and water is at a premium.
- The project builds upon Black & Veatchs history of providing water production, water conveyance and desalination services to BHP.